World Pharmacists Day 2025 STUDENTS QUIZ

A 65-year-old patient with metastatic colorectal cancer develops severe diarrhoea, mucositis, and pancytopenia within a week of starting 5-fluorouracil due to an enzyme deficiency. Which ADR is this?

• Cardiotoxicity

• Myelosuppression

• Nephrotoxicity

• Hepatotoxicity

A 55-year-old man on long-term amiodarone presents with bluish skin discoloration, photosensitivity, and interstitial lung disease. Which ADR is this?

• Hypothyroidism

• Pulmonary toxicity and skin hyperpigmentation

• Hepatic failure

• Neurotoxicity

A 42-year-old TB patient on rifampicin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide develops jaundice, nausea, and elevated transaminases after 4 weeks. Which ADR is most likely?

• Drug-induced hepatotoxicity

• Autoimmune hepatitis

• Haemolytic anaemia

• Cholestatic jaundice

A 60-year-old chronic myeloid leukaemia patient on imatinib develops edema, proteinuria, and rising serum creatinine. Which ADR is this?

• Cardiotoxicity

• Nephrotic syndrome

• Hepatic failure

• Neurotoxicity

A 30-year-old woman on sulphonamide antibiotics develops widespread erythema, mucosal ulceration, and epidermal detachment covering 20% BSA with eosinophilia. Which severe ADR is suspected?

• DRESS

• Stevens–Johnson syndrome

• Toxic epidermal necrolysis

• Erythema multiforme minor

A 48-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk needs a drug that lowers blood glucose and reduces major adverse cardiovascular events. Which drug is chosen?

• Metformin

• Empagliflozin

• Glipizide

• Pioglitazone

A patient with status epilepticus requires a fast-acting intravenous drug to terminate seizures. Which drug is preferred?

• Phenytoin

• Diazepam

• Levetiracetam

• Valproate

A patient with acute bacterial meningitis is treated with a broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic that crosses the blood–brain barrier. Which drug is used?

• Penicillin G

• Ceftriaxone

• Amoxicillin

• Vancomycin

A patient with chronic asthma requires a long-acting bronchodilator that relaxes airway smooth muscle via beta-2 agonism. Which drug is suitable?

• Salbutamol

• Formoterol

• Ipratropium

• Montelukast

A patient with hyperlipidaemia and high cardiovascular risk is prescribed a drug that inhibits HMG-CoA reductase. Which drug is this?

• Atorvastatin

• Ezetimibe

• Fenofibrate

• Niacin